In a surprising development, hundreds of fighters affiliated with the Wagner paramilitary group have arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR) to purportedly enhance security measures ahead of the country’s upcoming constitutional referendum scheduled for July 30. Following a brief rebellion in Russia in June led by the founder of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny […]
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When the wail of an air raid siren sounded overnight on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, Jessica Orakpo jolted to wakefulness and wondered if it was all a nightmare or a reality setup: the distant dread of a long-anticipated Russian invasion coming to life. It was both. Car horns blared with the same velocity, as suitcases […]
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A Russian mercenary of the Wagner Security Group and a civilian were killed on Wednesday, Sept. 1, in an attack on a convoy transporting goods from Cameroon to the Central African Republic capital Bangui by rebels of the Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) movement. “This Wednesday September 1, 2021, a little after midday, a convoy […]
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The stalling of the proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria by United States lawmakers could have diverse impacts on security and military relations between Nigeria and the U.S., and also drift Nigeria’s procurement further towards China and Russia. The foiled deal is coming, despite Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country with an estimated population […]
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The Imam of the Koui central mosque in the Central African Republic has been missing since Sunday, August 1, morning after his home was raided by Russian mercenaries. According to his family and the entire Muslim community in Koui, Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group were the main suspects in the disappearance of the […]
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The body of a local transporter was discovered Saturday, July 24, 2021 in the military camp of Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group in Bambari, chief town of the Ouaka prefecture of the Central African Republic. The 30-year-old man whose only name was given as Ahidjo was reportedly arrested on Friday, July 23, by […]
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Twelve civilians were killed on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in a Russian mercenaries attack on Bossangoa town, Central African Republic. “The bullet riddled bodies of the 12 young men have been deposited at the Bossangoa hospital mortuary,” Paul-Crescent Beninga, spokesperson of the town’s civil society organisation revealed. “Family members say the 12 were killed in […]
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The leader of the Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group in Bria, Central African Republic, has warned the youths of the locality to take note that the Russians are in control of the area and not the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The Wagner leader, known as […]
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Over 8,000 displaced persons from various parts of the Central African Republic who were housed in a camp in Bambari, Ouaka district, have been rendered homeless following the destruction of their camp situated in the Breeding Park by fire. The destruction happened on Sunday, June 6, 2021 by soldiers of the Central African Republic, FACA […]
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Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group who have been helping President Faustin Archange Touadera fight rebel groups in the Central African Republic have said they foiled a coup d’etat against the president last month. According to the Russians, the coup was to be executed by downing of the plane taking President Touadera to the […]
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The Central African Republic government has announced the arrival of 600 new Russian ‘instructors’ in the country. Marie-Noelle Koyara, CAR’s Minister of National Defence disclosed this in a recent correspondence to the Security Council of the United Nations. This new contingent adds to the 300 who were announced in Dec. 2020 by the Russian Minister […]
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The Russian Ambassador to the Central African Republic has declared that there can be no dialogue with the country’s former head of state, Francois Bozize. Vladimir Tittorenko, who was said to have made the declaration during a meeting with President Faustin Archange Touadera on Monday, Feb.15, was quoted as saying there could also not be […]
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